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John Athey Gentry 1780–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: North Carolina USA

Death Date: before 1840

Death Location: South Carolina, USA

Father: Arthur Gentry

Mother: Rebecca Barrett

Spouse(s): ACENITH SHARPE, Sarah Sharpe

Children(s): Aceneth Gentry

In 1780, John Athey Gentry entered the world in North Carolina USA, born to Arthur Gentry And Rebecca Jane Barrett. John Athey Gentry married Acenith Sharpe, Sarah Asenith Sharpe, and had children including Aceneth Martha Gentry. John Athey Gentry passed away in 1840 in South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1780, John Athey Gentry entered the world in North Carolina USA, born to Arthur Gentry And Rebecca Jane Barrett.
  • John Athey Gentry married Acenith Sharpe, Sarah Asenith Sharpe, and had children including Aceneth Martha Gentry.
  • John Athey Gentry passed away in 1840 in South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Gentry
1756–1851
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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Rebecca Barrett
1758–1860
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

ACENITH SHARPE
1781–1860
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Sharpe
1780–1856
Birth Location: South Carolina
SS

Children(s)

Aceneth Gentry
1801–1865
Birth Location: South Carolina
AG

John Gentry's Ancestors

Self
John Gentry
1780–1840
Birth Place: North Carolina USA
Parents
Arthur Gentry
1756–1851
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Barrett
1758–1860
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Nicholas ("the Younger") Gentry
1726–1787
New Kent Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jean) Brooks
1722–1777
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Thomas (E) Barrett
1735–
Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) McIntosh
1737–
Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gentry's Descendants

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John (Athey) Gentry (1780–before 1840) m. ACENITH SHARPE (1781–before 1860) m. Sarah (Asenith) Sharpe (1780–1856)
  1. 1. Aceneth (Martha) Gentry 1801–1865 m. Elijah (H) Hammond 1799–1869
    1. 1. Enoch Hammond 1821–1895 m. Barbary Cook 1828–1887
      1. 1. James (Elijah) Hammond 1847–1920 m. Arminda Atkins 1840–
        1. 1. Enoch (Madison) Hammon 1870–1936 m. Louniva (Ollie) Mathews 1872–1945

John Gentry's Timeline

4 Records

1762
1762
Birth of John Athey Gentry in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1780
1780
Birth of John Athey Gentry in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1780
1780
Birth of John Athey Gentry in North Carolina USA
North Carolina USA
1840
before 1840
Age 60
Death of John Athey Gentry in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: North Carolina USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: before 1840
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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